Montana § 81-22-409 Adulterating Milk Or Cream Unlawful

Montana Statutes

§ 81-22-409 — Adulterating Milk Or Cream Unlawful

Montana § 81-22-409

Title 81LIVESTOCK

Ch. 22MANUFACTURED DAIRY PRODUCTS

Part 4Sanitation, Quality, and Labeling Requirements

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Bluebook

Mont. Code Ann. § 81-22-409 (2026).

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81-22-409 . Adulterating milk or cream unlawful.

(1)It shall be unlawful for any person to adulterate milk or cream produced or sold for manufacturing purposes or for any manufactured dairy product to contain an adulterant. For purposes of this chapter, the presence of any antimicrobial substance, pesticide residuals, unapproved coloring, food additives, or foreign substances added directly to or assimilated into such products which are not explicitly allowed in the Code of Federal Regulations, except for the addition of adulterants for rejection purposes, shall be deemed adulterated. Violations of this subsection shall be misdemeanors and shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, as provided in this chapter.

(2)It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, manufacture, exchan

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81-22-409 . Adulterating milk or cream unlawful. (1) It shall be unlawful for any person to adulterate milk or cream produced or sold for manufacturing purposes or for any manufactured dairy product to contain an adulterant. For purposes of this chapter, the presence of any antimicrobial substance, pesticide residuals, unapproved coloring, food additives, or foreign substances added directly to or assimilated into such products which are not explicitly allowed in the Code of Federal Regulations, except for the addition of adulterants for rejection purposes, shall be deemed adulterated. Violations of this subsection shall be misdemeanors and shall be punishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, as provided in this chapter.
(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, manufacture, exchange, display, or offer or expose for sale or exchange, as milk or cream, any impure, colored, adulterated, or unwholesome milk or cream or any substance in the semblance or imitation of milk or cream, nor shall any such impure, colored, adulterated, or unwholesome milk or cream be used in the manufacture of any article of food for human beings.

Legislative History

(1)En. Sec. 37, Ch. 413, L. 1971; Sec. 3-24-124 , R.C.M. 1947; (2)En. Sec. 33, Ch. 413, L. 1971; Sec. 3-24-120 , R.C.M. 1947; R.C.M. 1947, 3-24-120 , 3-24-124 .